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What do you think of Guitar World Magazine's "100 Greatest Classic Rock Guitar Songs"?

I personally think it's a pretty good list but I think Ace of Spades by Motorhead and Cowboys From Hell by Pantera should be on the list and I think some songs like Sweet Child O' Mine and Smells Like Teen Spirit is too high. But what do you think?

1. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

2. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

3. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix

4. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses

5. Enter Sandman - Metallica

6. Hotel California - The Eagles

7. Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne

8. Eruption/You Really Got Me - Van Halen

9. Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple

10. Back in Black - AC/DC

11. Jailhouse - Elvis Presley

12. Layla - Derek & the Dominos

13. Iron Man - Black Sabbath

14. Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles

15. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

16. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

17. Pride and Joy - Steve Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

18. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

19. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones

20. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

21. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who

22. Beat It - Michael Jackson

23. Crossroads - Cream

24. Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits

25. Limelight - Rush

26. Tush - ZZ Top

27. Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones

28. The Boys Are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy

29. All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix

30. Starship Trooper - Yes

31. Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young and Crazy Horse

32. Whipping Post - The Allman Brothers Band

33. Detroit Rock City - KISS

34. Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas

35. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin

36. (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets

37. Run to the Hills - Iron Maiden

38. Photograph - Def Leppard

39. Surrender - Cheap Trick

40. School's Out - Alice Cooper

41. All Day and All of the Night - The Kinks

42. Jessica - The Allman Brothers Band

43. Welcome to the Jungle - Guns N' Roses

44. Dr. Feelgood - Motley Crue

45. Funk #49 - James Gang

46. Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones

47. Highway Star - Deep Purple

48. Life in the Fast Lane - The Eagles

49. Highway to Hell - AC/DC

50. Misirlou - Dick Dale

51. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills & Nash

52. Truckin' - Grateful Dead

53. I Don't Need No Doctor - Humble Pie

54. Born on the Bayou - Creedence Clearwater Revival

55. Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi

56. Do You Feel Like We Do - Peter Frampton

57. 25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago

58. Walk This Way - Aerosmith

59. More Than a Feeling - Boston

60. Don't Stop Believin' - Journey

61. Round and Round - Ratt

62. Rumble - Link Wray & His Ray Men

63. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles

64. Barracuda - Heart

65. Day of the Eagle - Robin Trower

66. Even Flow - Pearl Jam

67. Hot For Teacher - Van Halen

68. Over Under Sideways Down - The Yardbirds

69. Light My Fire - The Doors

70. Aqualung - Jethro Tull

71. Born to Be Wild - Steppenwolf

72. We're An American Band - Grand Funk

73. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding - Elton John

74. (Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

75. Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution

76. Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh

77. My Generation - The Who

78. Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd

79. Wild Thing - The Troggs

80. Slow Ride - Foghat

81. Hello Mary Lou - Rick Welson

82. Breaking the Law - Judas Priest

83. Reelin' in the Years - Steely Dan

84. I Love Rock 'N Roll - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

85. Mississippi Queen - Mountain

86. Money - Pink Floyd

87. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

88. Black Magic Woman - Santana

89. Dust in the Wind - Kansas

90. Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo - Rick Derringer

91. All Right Now - Free

92. Walk, Don't Run - The Ventures

93. Satch Boogie - Joe Satriani

94. Anarchy in the U.K. - The Sex Pistols

95. Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers

96. The House of the Rising Sun - The Animals

97. Bad to the Bone - George Thorogood

98. Cat Scratch Fever - Ted Nugent

99. Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix

100. The End - The Doors

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  • RoVale
    Lv 7
    10 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    It's just a list of songs that are overplayed on "Classic Rock" stations. Why not feature some more obscure songs by these artists or music by lesser known artists?

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Let There Be Rock - ACDC Kashmir - Led Zeppelin Breaking the Law - Judas Priest Stranglehold - Ted Nugent Iron Man - Black Sabbath Wasted Years - Iron Maiden Hot For Teacher - Van Halen Money For Nothing - Dire Straits

  • 10 years ago

    OK i do have one problem with this list i would put the songs from lynyrd skynyrd in the top 50 are you an idiot for putting sweet home alabama at 87 ?? i think you are plus i disagree with some of these songs on here like number 62 really ?? some of these song should not be in this list

    Source(s): my personal opinion
  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    These are more like the most popular songs 13 year old boys play on guitar. And Joe Satriani should be way higher on the list.

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  • alissa
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    just reinforces my opinion that rolling stone has no idea what they're talking about

    edit: hah just realized it's guitar world and not rolling stone, but it's still a sucky list

  • Peepaw
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    Except for a few. Not a bad list.

    No Jeff Beck!

  • ?
    Lv 6
    10 years ago

    For a guy with a new electric axe handle.this is great boon to a new guitar player

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    The lack of Frank Zappa related material makes this list invalid.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    I have it and it is my favorite issue.. I think the list pretty much covers it all.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    10 years ago

    woww biggest list!!

    Source(s): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJnFOZb6n1E <<=== album promo
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